How to make gift bags from newspaper When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper. I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.
Make Wedding Candy Bar Wrappers from Comic Books Posted on September 1, 2009 by Christina Wedding candy bar wrappers made from a vintage Fat Albert comic book ? Yes! In fact, you can make them from any vintage comic book and there’s plenty of them selling cheap on eBay. I happen to be a huge fan of those quirky comic book ads for squirting ink pens, joy buzzers and itching powder. Not only do these candy bars serve as favors, but also escort cards. BTW, most of these brands should be available in bulk at Costco. Here’s the tutorial for Wedding Candy Bar Wrappers Made from a Vintage Comic Book You will need: A vintage comic book with mail order ads Caramilk or Aero candy bars if you are in Canada: Ribbon Buttons (optional) White glue for adhering buttons Double sided tape Glue stick Hole punch A color printer Paper for printing guests’ names Cardstock for ‘Thank-You’ tag Making the Wedding Candy Bar Wrapper Leaf through your comic book and find a page with mail order ads. Scan the page, and size it to fit your chocolate bar.
Bundled DIY Macrame Bracelet Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot […] DIY Gretchen Jones Necklace A couple of months ago, while visiting New York, we met the lovely Gretchen Jones and were fortunate enough to spend an entire day crafting in her über charming Brooklyn apartment. Hey Look - Event styling, design inspiration, DIY ideas and more: PRETTY PACKAGING IDEAS I think my favorite part of gift-giving is wrapping the goods. I really don't mind if the wrapping paper is being ripped off afterwards, I simply enjoy spending a lot of time and thought on making a present look as pretty as possible. Here's some cute and creative gift wrapping inspiration I found around the web: Washi tape ideas: Sweet Paul (left) and Tea For Joy (right) Lace gift wrapping: Sweet Paul, Colorful fabric packaging: Handmade Weddings (via Haystack Needle) Simple glitter ribbon on craft paper (Besotted Brand) & Colorful woven paper (Craftzine) Pretty doily wrapping - left: Facil Y Sencillo, right: A Creative Mint Confetti on double-sided tape: 3@12, Confetti dipping fun: Tokketok Left: rainbow yarn on craft paper (via babble), right: bunting, pom garlands and yarn (two shades of pink) Left: great idea for wrapping a cookbook (Sweet Paul), right: signature gift packaging by Inhaus Press
Gift Wrapping Ideas Last night I was wrapping up my gift for the Cold Hands, Warm Hearts gift swap by Much Love, Illy and SandyALaMode, and I realized something. I may be "crafty" but I am sort of awful at wrapping presents. I rip the paper when I'm cutting it. I end up with way too much paper, which results in messy folds. Sure, I try to cover up the crumpled edges with pretty strings and fancy things, but I really wish I was capable of the beautiful packages I've seen on Pinterest! Ok, Martha Stewart is getting a little too advanced for me here. :] This is something I would do. Just GORGEOUS! Don't you want to go wrap up some packages all pretty now?
Paint Chip Gift Tags I'm always looking for clever crafts, that can be done easily and inexpensively. These paint chip gift tags fit the bill perfectly. So many companies are making bigger paint chips now that you can use them for quite a bit without people even realizing it is a paint chip sample! So, back to the gift tags. Another great thing about this project, is that there is little to no waste. More fun crafts are on the way, so check back again soon!
Callaloo Soup: Vintage Gift Wrapping Ideas Every year I try to come up with unique ways to wrap the Christmas gifts. Last year I went with monograms on kraft. This year I am sticking with kraft paper (is anyone surpised?) and going for a more vintage look using some goodies I've been hoarding. I really should call it more shabby chic than vintage since I am using modern items too. I so love the look of the white doilies against the kraft. And an actual doily adds a special touch. I think this one might be my favourite. I used a punch for the scalloped circles and stitched them together. One of the nice things is that the gift recipient can keep and reuse some of the packaging if she is at all crafty. I have quite the stash of these items so I will be adding some gift wrapping kits to my Etsy shop in the next update. 2012 UPDATE: I no longer have gift wrap kits available, but you can see a wide selection of vintage trims doilies and book pages here Don't you agree that a big part of gift giving is how the gift is presented?
Present wrapping ideas: a week of Christmas on Pinterest | Baby Dickey | Chicago, IL Mom Blogger Who knew becoming a mom would make me want to be so crafty? I didn’t. But here I am. Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Recommended for you babies, babies, babies! Woven gift-wrap // pastel edition ^_^ By Kate on August 8, 2012 I noticed that the woven gift-topper I made last year was doing the rounds again on Pinterest so I thought I would make an updated pastel version (pastels seem to be the new neon at the moment). I bought some quilling strips (0.5cm) to use this time which reduces the labour by about half (I’ve also been working on some more intricate woven ‘things’ for another project…more to come soon). Anyway check out the previous post if you want full instructions. Above: Mischevious hands – the unseen backdrop in all my photo’s ^_^ While I took photos today my boys were making their own presents by wrapping boxes in newspaper. Finally, the font used on these images is called soymilk and it’s free to download …yay!